Cold Cases

Unsolved mysteries and reopened investigations

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Judge Orders DNA Testing in 1982 Van Wert County Murder Case

Decades-old homicide investigation sees potential breakthrough as court authorizes advanced DNA analysis.

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Detectives Reopen 2007 Cold Case of Man Shot at Rancho Cucamonga Party

San Bernardino County Sheriff's detectives are reviewing evidence in the killing of a man who was shot at a party in Rancho Cucamonga in 2007.

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Ted Bundy Linked to 1974 Utah Teen Murder in Cold Case Revival

Authorities confirm ongoing investigation into decades-old homicide allegedly connected to serial killer.

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Missing Banker's Remains Identified Again After Beach Discovery in Decades-Old Unsolved Mystery

Cold case breakthrough marks second identification of remains found on shoreline in unsolved disappearance.

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Charges Filed Against Suspect in 1990 'Lovers' Lane' Cold Case Murders

Decades-old double homicide case sees breakthrough as suspect faces murder charges in connection with slayings that puzzled investigators for over three decades.

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Daughters Seek Answers in Their Mother's Unsolved Murder 13 Years Later

Cleveland family continues pushing for justice decades after homicide that left woman dead.

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Lover's Lane Murders: Texas Man Charged With 1990 Killings of Young Houston Couple Posed as Officer for Years

William Parrott arrested in Nebraska decades after Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson were found slain near their parked vehicle; prosecutors say more victims may exist.

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Miami-Dade Detectives Seek Public Help Solving 2023 Murder of 21-Year-Old Man

Authorities release composite sketch as they investigate fatal shooting that remains unsolved nearly three years later.

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1993 Killing of State Employee at Cleveland County Rest Stop Remains Unsolved

More than three decades later, investigators continue seeking answers in the murder of a North Carolina state worker found at a highway rest area.

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Former Soledad Resident Sentenced to 25 Years-to-Life in State Prison for Cold Case Murder

Monterey County case results in lengthy prison term for defendant convicted in decades-old homicide.

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Family Seeks Closure After Man Shot, Killed in East Mount Airy Cold Case

Philadelphia investigators continue pursuing justice decades after homicide that left community searching for answers.

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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Suspect in Killing of UTA Student, Cold Case Remains Unsolved

After years of investigation into the death of a University of Texas at Arlington student, prosecutors present evidence to grand jury, which declines to move forward with charges.

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Grand Jury Clears North Texas Woman Accused in 1991 Arlington Cold Case Murder

A Tarrant County grand jury declined to indict a woman previously accused in the 1991 homicide, bringing a measure of closure to a decades-old case that had lingered unsolved for over three decades.

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Arrests Made in 2023 Unsolved Murder of Omar Stegall in Coweta County

Breakthrough announced in cold case investigation nearly two years after homicide remained unsolved.

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Sexual Sadist Charged With Second Cold Case Murder, Rape of Everett Woman

Prosecutors announce additional charges against suspect already in custody for separate decades-old homicide.

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D4vd Associate Calls for Justice in Celeste Rivas Case as Grand Jury Probes Teen’s Death

Neo Langston, questioned before Los Angeles grand jury, says focus should remain on ‘justice for the victim’ as investigation into 14-year-old’s death continues.

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DNA Identifies Headless, Handsless Man Found Along Rural New York Road in 1970

Clyde A. Coppage, 35, was living in Pennsylvania when he disappeared; investigators exhumed body in 2022 for DNA testing

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My Brother's Killer Documentary Examines Decades-Old Unsolved Murder At SXSW

Documentary review sparks discussion on how average treatment fails to revive cold case interest.

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DNA Evidence Identifies Suspect in 1974 Murder of Long Island Woman Barbara Waldman

Advanced DNA technology helps investigators crack a half-century-old Oceanside cold case.

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Suspects Identified in 2017 Visalia Homicide Cold Case, Police Say

Visalia police announce breakthrough in unsolved homicide investigation nearly nine years after the killing.

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Daughter's Search for Estranged Father Ends at Site of Mason County Unsolved Murder

New developments link a missing man to a decades-old investigation in Washington state.

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GBI Announces Arrest in 16-Year-Old Cold Case Killing of South Georgia Mother of Four

Investigation into the death of a mother of four has moved forward after sixteen years in South Georgia.

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Kentucky Police Pleading for a Spark to Solve 2023 Cold Case Murder of Meade County Woman

Authorities in Meade County are renewing their appeal for public assistance to crack a homicide investigation that has remained open since 2023.

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Falconer Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Decades-Old Murder Case

A 27‑year cold‑case homicide in Falconer, New York, resulted in a 20‑year prison term after DNA evidence linked the defendant to the crime.